Job 37

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¹“Yes, at this my heart trembles, and is moved out of its place. ✦ ²Hear, oh, hear the noise of his voice, the sound that goes out of his mouth. ✦ ³He sends it out under the whole sky, and his lightning to the ends of the earth. ✦ ⁴After it a voice roars. He thunders with the voice of his majesty. He doesn’t hold back anything when his voice is heard. ✦ ⁵God thunders marvelously with his voice. He does great things, which we can’t comprehend. ✦ ⁶For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth;’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain. ✦ ⁷He seals up the hand of every man, that all men whom he has made may know it. ✦ ⁸Then the animals take cover, and remain in their dens. ✦ ⁹Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north. ✦ ¹⁰By the breath of God, ice is given, and the width of the waters is frozen. ✦ ¹¹Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning. ✦ ¹²It is turned around by his guidance, that they may do whatever he commands them on the surface of the habitable world, ✦ ¹³Whether it is for correction, or for his land, or for loving kindness, that he causes it to come. ✦ ¹⁴“Listen to this, Job. Stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. ✦ ¹⁵Do you know how God controls them, and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine? ✦ ¹⁶Do you know the workings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him who is perfect in knowledge? ✦ ¹⁷You whose clothing is warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind? ✦ ¹⁸Can you, with him, spread out the sky, which is strong as a cast metal mirror? ✦ ¹⁹Teach us what we shall tell him, for we can’t make our case by reason of darkness. ✦ ²⁰Will it be told him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up? ✦ ²¹Now men don’t see the light which is bright in the skies, but the wind passes, and clears them. ✦ ²²Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty. ✦ ²³We can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress. ✦ ²⁴Therefore men revere him. He doesn’t regard any who are wise of heart.” ✦

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Job 36 ·16 Job 38 ·13 Ps 104 ·8 Job 9 ·6 Job 26 ·6 Isa 40 ·6 Ps 147 ·4 Job 37 ·4

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Job's cry for a mediator who can lay his hand on both God and man, and his confidence that 'my Redeemer lives' and will stand on the earth, reaches forward to Jesus the living Redeemer.

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